***Official*** South Africa In Australia

[Precambrian]

Brilliant from Duminy, has shown he can play virtually any innings.

AWTA. Terrific innings. The best part was that he hardly looked an iota ugly unlike Morkel. Just plain pick up and timing. The shot of the innings for me was the reverse sweep off Bracken by Botha, shutting up Healy's putrid mouth for atleast some time, and effectively mocking at the pace of Bracks.

 

[Ernest]

Aus to win this easily. SA bowling is crap. You know you're in trouble when M Morkel is your spearhead.

Umm.. what about Albie?? Learn some more about cricket mate.

And Parnell is the spearhead here mate. Go and put some money on Australia hey??

 

[_Ed_]

Brilliant from Duminy, has shown he can play virtually any innings.

Yeah, great stuff from Duminy.

But I think the comment Healy keeps making that no side has ever successfully chased a score this big at the WACA is a little misleading - NZ fell only about 10 short chasing 330-odd here in 06/07.

 

[Uppercut]

Wasn't that impressed with Duminy's innings tbh. When you bat the last ten overs including a batting powerplay, 3 fours and 3 sixes is good, but not awe-inspiringly destructive.

Some absolutely fantastic death bowling from Hilfenhaus, seems to have slipped the radar.

 

[Smudge]

But I think the comment Healy keeps making that no side has ever successfully chased a score this big at the WACA is a little misleading - NZ fell only about 10 short chasing 330-odd here in 06/07.

So in other words, it's not misleading at all.

 

[Ernest]

Hey how misplaced is Healy's optimism hey? What a bunch of tools these commentators have become.

 

[_Ed_]

So in other words, it's not misleading at all.

I did word that badly. He's suggesting that no team has scored that many runs batting second at all, which is untrue.

 

[Briony]

Umm.. what about Albie?? Learn some more about cricket mate.

And Parnell is the spearhead here mate. Go and put some money on Australia hey??

Don't people rate Morne at all? The Aussie guys say he's the most awkward to face even if Steyn is quicker.

 

[Evermind]

Would love to see Warner get a first ball duck.

Really like watching Gilchrist on the pitch - whatever he's doing. Absolute legend!

 

[Precambrian]

"Any team wants their guys at the top, at least someone, to make 100 and we haven't had a century made in this series so far," Ponting told AAP. "At the end of the day the buck does stop with me. I'm ultimately the one that is responsible and takes the flak if we lose and takes the credit if we win games."

"I felt I've batted really well in all four of these one-day games, but at the same time I felt I've left a lot of runs out there almost every time I've been out in the middle," he said.

"So I just want to finish off this series very strongly. I want to put in a good performance for myself and the team, and take a bit more responsibility than I have in the first four games."

And cricinfo opened a new article altogether for those gems.

 

[Ernest]

Would love to see Warner get a first ball duck.

Really like watching Gilchrist on the pitch - whatever he's doing. Absolute legend!

Why?? Warner is the only bright light in this team of mediocrity & fading pride

 

[Evermind]

Umm.. what about Albie?? Learn some more about cricket mate.

And Parnell is the spearhead here mate. Go and put some money on Australia hey??

WTF are you on? Crack would be too kind a suggestion. Albie and Morne have the same ODI bowling averages, and Morne is more economical.

Parnell is on ODI debut. How is he the spearhead?

 

[Briony]

And cricinfo opened a new article altogether for those gems.

Punter might have left runs out there but he had a mighty lot of luck along the way too. It balances out.

 

[Evermind]

Why?? Warner is the only bright light in this team of mediocrity & fading pride

I like him too, but I just wish a first ball duck would shut the commentators up.

 

[stephen]

My mother was crying fowl when Bracken was given the last over ahead of Hopes.

Interesting to see Australia chase for a change. Ponting seems like a much more successful captain when he loses the toss *cough*Edgebaston*cough*.

 

[Evermind]

"A foot over the top of the stumps??!" That was millimetres! Tony Grieg is clueless.

 

[pasag]

Bring back...

 

[pasag]

Bah.

Need a big one from Ponting, to state the obvious.

 

[JimmyGS]

Meh, Marsh goes to a leg stump half volley. That's a big blow so early.

 

[stephen]

Marsh gone.

Hope Warner can go on today. Would make it a first while I'm watching.